Bow necktie clip



Jan. 8, 1963 R. PHILLIPS ETAL BOW NECKTIE CLIP Filed June 14, 1960 Fig. 4

- IN ENTORS ATTORNEYS United States Patent Cfi ice 3,071,776 BOW NECKTIE CLIP 7 Robert Phillips, Forest Hills, Bernard B. Levine, New York, and George A. Centrella, Jackson Heights, N .Y., and Theodore A. Underwood, Sterling, M s, assign ors to Redi-Knot Tie Clip Corp., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed June 14, 1960, Ser. No. 36,070 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-154) This invention relates generally to ties, tie assemblies and methods of tie manufacture. The invention is especially concerned with bow ties of the preformed type.

As is well-known, bow ties are manufactured in preformed condition, so that it is not necessary for the wearer to tie the tie, but only to attachthe tie to his shirt. However, certain difficulties have existed in connection with preformed bow ties, especially in the manufacture thereof and attachment to thewearers shirt.

It is an object of the present invention to overcome these difiiculties, effect substantial simplification and economy in the manufacture of preformed bow ties, and to make the attachment and detachment of such ties to the wearers shirt extremely quick, easy and convenient.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a preformed-bow-tie construction and method of manufacture having the advantageous characteristics mentioned in the preceding paragraph, and serving to produce a neat and attractive product, which is extremely durable and reliable throughout a long useful life.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following specification and referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a material part of this disclosure.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction and combinations and arrangements of elements and method steps, which will be described hereinafter, and of which the scope will be indicated by the ap- I pended claim.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view showing a bow-tie construction of the present invention in an intermediate stage of manufacture;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the completed bowtie assembly of the present invention in the condition of use on a wearers shirt, with parts broken away for clarity of understanding;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view showing one element of the assembly apart from the assembly.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, and specifically to FIGURES 1 and 2 thereof, a preformed bow-tie assembly is there generally designated 10, and includes a main bow-tie part 11 which carries a winged element 12, and a connection element 13 adapted for detachable connection to the winged element. The winged element 12 and connection element 13 may be considered as a carrier for the main part 11.

More specifically, the bow tie proper or main part 11 may consist of a conventional elongate fabric strip bent upon itself about transverse fold lines. Wrapped about the mid-region of the main part 11 is a band 15 which constricts the main part 11 to crease the latter in accurate simulation of a hand-tied bow tie. The band 15 may also be of fabric and has its ends stitched together on the rear side of the main part 11, as by stitching 16.

The winged element 12 may be integrally molded of suitable plastic, such as form-retaining, resiliently deflectable polyethylene or other desired plastic material. The winged element 12 is of elongate, striplike configuration, including a medial portion 18 and a pair of wings 3,071,776 Patented Jan. 8, 1963 19 extending outward from opposite ends of the medial portion.

It will be noted that the winged element 12 extends generally longitudinally of the main bow-tie part 11, on the rearward side thereof, with the medial winged-element portion 18 extending interiorly through the band 15 beyond opposite sides of the band. Extending along the upper edge 20 of the medial portion 18 and rearward therefrom is a stiffening flange or rib 14 which is formed centrally with a rearwardly facing arcuate cutout receiving the band 15. The lower edge 21 of the medial portion 18 may also be slightly concave to receive the band 15. The end regions 22 of the medial portion 18, exteriorly and on opposite sides of the band 15, may each be provided with a through opening or hole 23.

The wings 19 of the winged element 12 extend obliquely outward, upward and rearward from opposite ends of the medial portion 18, as may be observed in FIGURES 1 and 2. Further, the proximate or inner regions of the wings 19 extend sharply upward, having edges 25 upstanding from opposite ends of the flange 14 spaced from the medial flange cut-out. As best seen in FIGURE 2, the medial portion 18 may be bowed forwardly to provide oblique rearward direction to the wings 19.

The connection element 13, see FIG. 4, includes a generally laterally extending support member 28 adapted to be arranged just behind the band 15. Further, the support member has a medial region 29 offset rearwardly from its end regions, for receiving the rearward portion of the band 15 with the end regions of the support member engaging the end regions 22 of the medial wingedelement portion 18 on opposite sides of the band 15. Projecting forward from each end region of the support member 28 is a headed projection or male element 30 constructed and arranged for respective snap interengagement in the adjacent opening 23. Thus, with the male elements 30 in releasable interfitting engagement with the openings 23, the connection element 13 is detachably secured to the winged element 12.

Extending rearward from the mid-region of the support member 28 is a downwardly facing attachment member or hook 31. That is, the hook 31 extends rearward and downward from an upper region of the support member.

Manufacture of the assembly shown in FIGURE 2 is quite simple, it being only necessary to first properly position the winged element 18 on the rear side of the main bow-tie part 11, and wrap the band 15 about the main bow-tie part and the mid-region 18 of the winged element, securing the band in its wraped condition encompassing the winged element by stitching 16, or other suitable securing means. The arcuately cut-out lower edge 21 and flange 14 serve to receive the band 15 and effectively retain the winged element in position on the main part 11. It remains only to press the connection element 13 into its interfitting engagement with the winged element 12, to obtain the complete assembly of FIGURE 2.

In use, see FIGURES 2 and 3, the hereinbefore described preformed bow-tie assembly is attached to the neckband 33 of a wearers shirt collar by merely engaging the hook or attachment member 31 over the neckband on the front side thereof. The wings 19 may be resiliently deflected for engagement beneath the collar tabs 34, to thereby effectively maintain the bow-tie assembly in desired position. Of course, removal may be quickly and easily accomplished by mere reversal of the above-described procedure.

From the foregoing, it is seen that the present invention provides a preformed-bow-tie construction and method of manufacture which fully accomplish their intended objects and are well-adapted to meet practical conditions of manufacture and use.

Although the present invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is understood that certain changes and modifications may be made within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A carrier for a pre-formed bow tie comprising a generally strap-form winged element of plastic composition material having the shape of a shallow V when viewed from one edge, said winged element having a medial portion and a pair of resiliently defiectable wings extending obliquely outwardly and upwardly from opposite ends of said medial portion; said medial portion being adapted to extend interiorly through the medial band of a bow tie on the rear side of the latter, and said wings being engageable beneath the shirt collar of a wearer; said medial portion having a length greater than the width of the bow tie band and having an inwardly extending reinforcing flange on its upper edge in its mid-region adapted to limit movement of said winged element relative to the bow tie band and to retain the winged element in position in the bow tie band; a strap-form support element of plastic composition material, of substantially the same length as the medial portion of the winged element, adapted to extend laterally and exteriorly across the rear side of the medial bow tie band and including a central portion and two end portions offset from said central portion toward the medial portion of said winged element, said central portion having an integral one-piece hook shaped extension extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom for engagement over the neck band of a collar; said central portion, by virtue of the olfset of said end portions, providing a recess adapted to receive the bow tie band; and releasable interengageable fastener means on the end portions of said support element and on the medial portion of said winged element; whereby, when said support element is secured to said winged element, said wings will be constrained to resiliently engage the neck band of a collar.

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